Instead of licensing the DOOM engine, like many competitors, LucasArts created its own internal Jedi engine. The game marks LucasArts' first attempt to enter the first-person shooter market. This leads him to face off against Imperial General Rom Mohc and the various iterations of his Dark Troopers - cybernetic soldiers with the armor and firepower to turn the tide of the war.ĭark Forces is a close prequel to the original Star Wars movie trilogy. After having stolen the Death Star plans from a remote facility, he is tasked with investigating the sudden destruction of a hidden Rebel base.
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat.Kyle Katarn is a former Imperial officer turned mercenary, now hired by the Rebel Alliance. When you're finished, check out where Dark Forces falls on our list of the 10 best Star Wars video games of all time.
It requires Windows 7 and a GPU with OpenGL 3.3 compatibility to play. Looking ahead, The Force Engine is planning crossplatform support for Linux and Mac in 2023, as well as support for Outlaws - a western-style shooter that also uses the Jedi Engine. After downloading The Force Engine's frontend from GitHub, you can easily set the source folder and play. To use The Force Engine, you must own a copy of Dark Forces. It was criticized at the time for its lack of multiplayer and lighstabers - both of which would rectified in the subsequent sequels - but is highly-regarded today. It marked the introduction of Dark Troopers - Terminator-like Stormtroopers that would go on to feature in various pieces of Star Wars fiction, including The Mandalorian. Released in 1995 at the height of the Doom craze, Dark Forces was the first ever first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe. The Force Engine brings Dark Forces into 4K. Naturally, all of these features can be disabled or simply ignored for the vintage Dark Forces experience. In addition to the improved graphics, Dark Forces also adds a whole of modern conveniences including full mouselook, an aiming reticle, and a new save system.
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